4th Quarter - Report

INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA for INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA

Period 4th Quarter 2016 Filed Jan 23, 2017 Signed by Karen M. Thomas, Senior EVP, Government Relations/Public Policy

Official filing
Firm
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
Client
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
Income
—
Expenses
$1,000,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Banking BAN

H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1188 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act H.R. 1660 The Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1661 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act H.R. 1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015 H.R. 2205 Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3791 A bill to increase Small Bank Holding Policy Statement threshold from $1B to $5B in assets H.R. 4099 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act H.R. 4116 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that reciprocal deposits are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker H.R. 4500 The Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4909 National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4997 The Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 5076 Main Street Parity Act H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 H.R. 5724 The Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2016 H.R. 5808 EGRPRA Review Frequency H.R. 5983 The Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 6244 To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes. S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act S. 927 CLEAR Relief Plus Act S. 961 Data Security Act of 2015 S. 970 18-Month Exam Cycle S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act S. 1816 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 2471 401 (Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2016 S. 2722 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act - all provisions S. 2992 Small Business Lending Oversight Act S. 3153 The Tailor Act. S. 3215 To amend the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to specify which depository institutions are subject to the maintenance of records and disclosure requirements of such Act, and for other purposes S. 3373 A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes S. 3404 A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes ADA Website Compliance Call Report Streamlining Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III CFPB Data Aggregation CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Reforms/Governance CFPB Small Business Data Collection CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending Community Bank Examination Appeals Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint Durbin Debit Interchange and Routing Amendment EMV Chip Migration Escrow Mortgage Requirements FASB Accounting Rules for Loan Loss Reserves Faster Payments Federal Reserve Reform Fintech Limited Bank Charter Flood Insurance Reform Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Interchange Military Bank Leases Military Lending Act Rules Mortgage Lending Reform Mutual Banks Online/Marketplace Lending Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Regulatory Burden for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks SBA 7(a) Lending Limit Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Implementation Virtual Currency Wells Fargo Account Opening Fraud

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN COONEY —
CAMDEN R FINE —
JOSHUA HABURSKY New —
JOHN HAND —
WALTER HAYNIE —
JAMES KELLER —
PAUL G MERSKI —
RENEE RAPPAPORT —
MARK K SCANLAN —
AARON W STETTER —
KAREN M THOMAS —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Farm Credit Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4997 (114th), H.R. 1523 (114th), S. 970 (114th), H.R. 6244 (114th), S. 3215 (114th), H.R. 5808 (114th), S. 1816 (114th), H.R. 1529 (114th), S. 3153 (114th), H.R. 1195 (114th), S. 3404 (114th), H.R. 1210 (114th), S. 3373 (114th), H.R. 4099 (114th), H.R. 1553 (114th), H.R. 5724 (114th), H.R. 1113 (114th), H.R. 4116 (114th), S. 2471 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 3791 (114th), H.R. 1660 (114th), S. 927 (114th), H.R. 1766 (114th), H.R. 5076 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), H.R. 1233 (114th), H.R. 766 (114th), H.R. 1661 (114th), H.R. 1188 (114th), S. 2722 (114th), S. 1491 (114th), H.R. 4500 (114th), S. 2992 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 812 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 5983 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2788 S Corporation Modernization Act H.R. 2789 Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 3287 Community Bank Flexibility Act H.R. 4377 American Business Competitiveness Act H.R. 5076 Main Street Parity Act H.R. 5374 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lower rate of tax on a portion of pass-through business income, and for other purposes H.R. 5754 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes H.R. 6100 Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 6260 Rural Tax Exemption S. 3181 S Corporation Modernization Act S. 3436 Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act Better Way Tax Reform Act Business Income Taxation Business Interest Deduction Corporate Integration Tax Proposals Credit Union Tax Exemption Farm Credit System Tax Exemption IRC Section 2704 Proposed Regulation Changes (impact on family-owned businesses) Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016 S Corp Reforms Tax Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN COONEY —
CAMDEN R FINE —
JOHN HAND —
JAMES KELLER —
PAUL G MERSKI —
MARK K SCANLAN —

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Farm Credit Administration; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 3436 (114th), H.R. 6100 (114th), H.R. 5076 (114th), H.R. 3287 (114th), H.R. 2789 (114th), H.R. 2788 (114th), H.R. 5754 (114th), H.R. 4377 (114th), H.R. 6260 (114th), H.R. 5374 (114th), S. 3181 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 5054 House FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill H.R. 5733 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 6260 Rural Tax Exemption S. 2956 Senate FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill S. 3229 Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016 Farm Bill Farm Credit Administration Guidance Memo on Farm Credit System Investments FCA - ICBA Concerns with FCS Lending USDA Direct Farm Loan Programs USDA Guaranteed Farm Loan Programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAMDEN R FINE —
JAMES KELLER —
MARK K SCANLAN —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Farm Credit Administration; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 2956 (114th), H.R. 5733 (114th), S. 3229 (114th), H.R. 5054 (114th), H.R. 6260 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 4773 Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act S. 2707 Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Department of Labor Overtime Rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAMDEN R FINE —
PAUL G MERSKI —
AARON W STETTER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Farm Credit Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 2707 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act S. 2992 Small Business Lending Oversight Act SBA 7(a) Lending Limit SBA Credit Scoring Model Small Business Program Changes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN COONEY —
CAMDEN R FINE —
JOHN HAND —
PAUL G MERSKI —

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Reserve System; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Farm Credit Administration; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 2992 (114th), H.R. 1195 (114th)

Housing HOU

H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 2213 Safe Harbor Protection in TRID S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act CFPB Ability to Repay Rule, Small Creditors/Rural GSE Capital Restoration Plans GSE Guarantee Fees as a Budget Offset GSE Reform Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans Qualified Mortgages Suspension of GSE Dividend Payments to Treasury TRID Implementation Uniform Residential Loan Application Language Preference

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN COONEY —
CAMDEN R FINE —
JOHN HAND —
WALTER HAYNIE —
PAUL G MERSKI —
RENEE RAPPAPORT —
KAREN M THOMAS —

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Farm Credit Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); White House Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

Bills named: S. 1484 (114th), S. 1491 (114th), H.R. 1529 (114th), H.R. 2213 (114th), H.R. 1210 (114th), H.R. 1233 (114th), S. 812 (114th), H.R. 1113 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2028 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act of 2017 H.R. 5325 Continuing Resolution H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 SBA 7a Funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN COONEY —
CAMDEN R FINE —
JOHN HAND —
JAMES KELLER —
PAUL G MERSKI —
RENEE RAPPAPORT —
MARK K SCANLAN —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Farm Credit Administration; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: S. 3067 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th)

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